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Showing posts with label Castelo Branco. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2019

Visit the Tinalha Clock Tower


Visit Tinalhas Pool


Visit the Mother Church of Tinalhas

The Romanesque style Mother Church of Tinalhas dates from 1576 and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, patron saint of the parish.

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Visit the Fountain of Tinalhas


Visit the Tinalhas Cruises

The cruises, located in the parish of Tinalhas, on Palm Sunday, "dress" with vegetables and flowers, because in each of them is represented a station of the Via Sacra and where the Procession of Steps stops.

Visit the Fountain Fountain

The Fountain of Tinalhas or New Fountain, has a pump and a tank spout dating from 1924. Built in granite with a tile coating, carved two crosses of Christ, symbol of Christianity and a manor castle, topped by a crown. Receiving water from the fountain there is a tank where animals drink.

Visit the Chapel of Senhor do Miradouro - Tinalhas

The Chapel of Senhor do Miradouro, located in the parish of Tinalhas, dates from 1734, featuring a baroque style.

Visit the Chapel of Espírito Santo - Tinalhas

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, located in the parish of Tinalhas, is presumed to have been erected in the 16th century, is of Romanesque style, and was restored in 1882. It has now been adapted for the Mortuary Chapel.

Visit the Chapel of St. Peter - Tinalhas

St. Peter's Chapel, located in the parish of Tinalhas, has a Romanesque style and was built in the 17th century.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Visit the Chapel of the Lady of the Incarnation - Tinalhas


Visit the Chapel of Queen Santa Isabel - Tinalhas

The Chapel of Queen Santa Isabel, located in the parish of Tinalhas, was built in 1921 in an enclosure that for many years hosted a celebration in praise of her, on the weekend of Easter. In addition to the chapel, the enclosure is completed with a gazebo, a stage, other equipment to support this pilgrimage and other events.

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Visit the Ocreza River - Sarzedas

The Ocreza River is a Portuguese river that rises in the Gardunha mountain range at 1160 meters, west of Castelo Novo and flows into the Tagus River after passing through Sarzedas Parish.

Visit the Fluvial Beach of Sesmo - Sarzedas

Sesmo River Beach located in the beautiful village of Sesmo, Parish of Sarzedas, is surrounded by hills and valleys characteristic of the interior pine forest area.
The beach is formed from a dam built on a small tributary stream of the Ocreza River.

Visit the Pedestrian Trail of the Ribeira da Magueija Route - Sarzedas

The Ribeira da Magueija Walking Path is linear and not too long. It shows three villages in the parish of Sarzedas and can be done towards Rapoula - Malhada do Cervo or Malhada do Cervo - Rapoula.
The trail begins in Rapoula, a picturesque village of scattered houses, along the right bank of Magueija river. It is on this route that we find a set of uninhabited houses that they call “Hairstyle”.
You leave behind Rapoula and Penteado towards Azenha de Baixo where you can reach by trails and agricultural fields.
To reach our next destination, Malhada do Cervo, take the path that leads into the interior of the pine forest, leaving behind the Magueija stream.

Visit the Pedestrian Path of the Well of the Bells - Sarzedas

The Poço dos Sinos Route Pedestrian Trail starts at the Casa do Povo da Grade and then goes through olive groves and small family gardens to the village of Casal Novo.
In this village silence reigns, the uninhabited but preserved houses receive those who pass by. We head for the pine forest, along the banks of the river between willows and alders, among centuries-old bushes and olive trees forgotten by the owners, who once took their income, towards Ribeira da Magueija.
The path takes us to Ribeira do Goulo. Here too, nature has taken the place of the traditional olive grove planted by the ancestors of those who still live in neighboring villages. It is in this stream that ahead we will find the Poço dos Sinos Bridge that has legends and stories to discover with those who can tell them. The Santo Ildefonso Chapel is our next stop after being left behind by the company of man-planted olive and cork oaks.
From Santo Ildefonso we return to Ribeira, which houses the old wine press on the bank, of which only the greens that grind the olives remain. Let's find Pereiro Mill and Casal Novo Mill where we can go in and learn how the cereal was ground. We are now back at Grade and its cultivated fields where this route ends, in the same place from where we started.